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Philippines’ Marcos strikes defense, infrastructure deals in Tokyo

  Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos hailed new defence and other deals signed with Japan in Tokyo on Thursday, as the…

Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 20,000 as hopes dim

  by Omar Haj Kadour with Fulya Ozerkan in Adiyaman, Turkey with Remi Banet in Antakya, Turkey Hopes faded Thursday…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos meets Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife and First Lady Liza visit the palace and meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito and…

Twitter back online in Turkey after block

by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France-Presse Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) -- Twitter was blocked for at least 12 hours on major Turkish…

Swedish kids take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons

SOLLENTUNA, Sweden (AFP) -- The frigid water under the frozen Ravalen lake north of Stockholm doesn't intimidate Elton as the…

DEVELOPING STORY: Death toll rises above 15,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria climbed above 15,000 on Wednesday, as rescuers raced…

Texas executes man who admitted murders but said trial was tainted

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man sentenced to death for a…

Two children killed in ‘deliberate’ bus crash into Quebec day care

by Anne-Sophie THILL and Justine LEBLOND Agence France-Presse LAVAL, Canada (AFP) -- A bus driver rammed his vehicle into a…

Australia vows to hold Russia accountable for MH17 disaster

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Thursday pledged to hold Russia accountable for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after…

Biden says US ‘not looking for conflict’ with China

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States is "not looking for conflict" with…

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